Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month February 2020

Putin Hails US For Helping Prevent Terror Attack In Russia

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed the FBI for sharing information that helped thwart a terror attack by adherents of the Islamic State group in St. Petersburg during the New Year holidays. Speaking at a meeting with senior officials… Continue Reading →

Ukrainians Hurl Stones At Evacuees From China

NOVI SANZHARY, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s effort to quarantine more than 70 people evacuated from China over the new virus outbreak plunged into chaos Thursday as local residents opposing the move hurled stones at the evacuees and engaged in violent… Continue Reading →

State Attorney General Plans to Sue NYC Over Taxi Medallions

New York’s attorney general announced plans Thursday to sue New York City for $810 million for inflating the price of taxi medallions, which were marketed as a sure-fire investment before… Read more » The post State Attorney General Plans to… Continue Reading →

Bolton: Testimony Wouldn’t Have Changed Impeachment Outcome

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday denounced the House’s impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as ”grossly partisan” and said his testimony would not have changed Trump’s acquittal in the Senate, as he continued to stay quiet on… Continue Reading →

AP-Norc Poll: More Americans Worry About Flu Than New Virus

NEW YORK (AP) – A wide share of Americans are at least moderately confident in U.S. health officials’ ability to handle emerging viruses, and more express concern about catching the flu than catching the new coronavirus, according to a poll… Continue Reading →

Man Steals Equipment From Breadberry Supermarket

Police are looking for a man who stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from Breadberry supermarket early Wednesday morning. Surveillance footage shows a U-Haul truck pulling up to the… Read more » The post Man Steals Equipment From Breadberry… Continue Reading →

Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment about the Lakewood Police Department

A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will arrive on Thursday, February 27, to examine all aspects of the Lakewood Police policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services Chief Gregory H…. Continue Reading →

WATCH: Jersey City Shooting Bodycam Footage Released

JERSEY CITY (VINnews) — The NJ Attorney General’s Office has released bodycam footage of the Jersey City shootout that left one police officer and three civilians including 2 Jews dead in December. Most of the victims that perished in the… Continue Reading →

Bloomberg News Wrestles With Coverage Of Candidate Bloomberg

NEW YORK (AP) — Three months after Bloomberg News tried to thread the needle with a plan for covering a presidential campaign with company founder Mike Bloomberg as a candidate, its journalists are learning how hard that can be. Bloomberg’s… Continue Reading →

Toivya ben Rus Guttman, 35yr old from Switzerland Needs our Help

Dear friends, It is not our intent to bother you with random fundraisers, and never before have we asked you for donations of any kind. It has come to a point when a close friend of ours is in desperate… Continue Reading →

DRAMATIC FOOTAGE RELEASED: Jersey City Terror Attack; Body-Camera Of Gunfire Exchange

Videos were released today by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office of the hours-long Jersey City shootout that left one police officer and three civilians dead late last year. Four innocent people, including a veteran Jersey City police detective and… Continue Reading →

State Attorney General Plans To Sue NYC Over Taxi Medallions

New York’s attorney general announced plans Thursday to sue New York City for $810 million for inflating the price of taxi medallions, which were marketed as a sure-fire investment before ride-hailing apps upended the taxi industry. Attorney General Letitia James… Continue Reading →

Many Accused Jewish Pedophiles In US Flee To Israel, CBS Report Finds

NEW YORK (JTA) – Many Americans accused of sexually abusing children flee to Israel to escape justice — and bringing them back can be tough. Those are the findings of a CBS News investigation, which cited research by Jewish Community… Continue Reading →

Computer Scientist Who Pioneered ‘Copy’ And ‘Paste’ Has Died

NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. He was 74. He made using computers easier for generations as a proponent and pioneer of… Continue Reading →

Rep. Andy Kim Visits Beth Medrash Govoha

The post Rep. Andy Kim Visits Beth Medrash Govoha appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Chacham Yosef Harari-Raful Visits Beth Medrash Govoha Anti-Semitic Movement Grows in Toms River Beth Medrash Gevoah Warns of Measles Exposure Ocean County Government Condemns… Continue Reading →

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT: Yeshiva Boy Mugged At Knifepoint On Ave L & E 14 In Flatbush

Thanks to alert Shomrim Volunteers, three thugs who had just robbed a Yeshiva boy at knifepoint were arrested, Thursday afternoon. It happened at around 5:00PM, when two suspects approached the teenage victim on Avenue L and East 14th Street displayed… Continue Reading →

Poll Shows Shift in Favor of Likud Bloc

The latest electoral poll shows a shift in support from Blue and White to Likud, after a number of polls had shown the latter pulling ahead. If elections were held… Read more » The post Poll Shows Shift in Favor… Continue Reading →

BREAKING: Police Arrest Suspect Who Sprayed Swastika On Jewish Business; Second suspect still wanted

As first reported on TLS, Jackson police officers responded last Thursday to a Jewish-owned business located on Progress Place on the report of a anti-Semitic graffiti that had been located on the property. Investigating officers observed the phrase “white power”… Continue Reading →

Israel Calls On Belgium To Scrap Parade Over Anti-Semitism

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday called on Belgium to scrap this weekend’s annual Carnival parade after last year’s featured a float with anti-Semitic caricatures. The carnival in the industrial city of Aalst has its roots in the Middle Ages… Continue Reading →

New Threats Emerge In Outbreak While China Voices Optimism

Chinese health officials expressed new optimism Thursday over a deadly virus outbreak while authorities in South Korea’s fourth-largest city urged residents to hunker down as fears nagged communities far from the illness’ epicenter. The confidence voiced by China’s government came… Continue Reading →

Soldiers Shoot Palestinian in Apparent Ramming Attempt

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian in what appeared to be an attempted car ramming at a checkpoint in the village of Beitin, near Ramallah on Thursday night. B’chasdei Shamayim, the… Read more » The post Soldiers Shoot Palestinian in Apparent… Continue Reading →

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